Good news

[cjsmith]

My feet hurt a little less today than they did yesterday.

This might be tepid wimpy good news or it might be enormously big good news - hard to say so far. The thing that makes it significant is that this morning it felt like today was going to be a bad day, and then I went for my appointment at the Myofascial Therapy Center, and by the time I walked out it felt like today was going to be a middling-to-pretty-good day.

Veddy intedesting.

Comments

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Yay for good news, even in (pardon the pun) small steps!

[vito-excalibur.livejournal.com]

Hoping for the best! (fingers crossed)

[firecat]

What did they do?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I wish I knew! She explained that "the fascia around my bones" was "tight", whereas "in most people it's around the muscles". She put her hands in a lot of various places from the hip down to the tarsals, then said "There, feel that? That's so much better!" I didn't feel it at all; I have no idea what was going on. But when I got up and walked a bit, the leg she had worked on had less foot pain.

My near-term goal (heh, as if I can have goals about this at all) is to perceive whatever it is she was talking about. Maybe some day I can even learn how to duplicate what she did.

[firecat]

Wow. Nifty! I think the OH has tight fascia around the bones. That's the only explanation I can think of for why he likes to be massaged right ON his spine.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh weird. I would think that would hurt!

[firecat]

So would I, but evidence points in other directions :-)

[ericainohio.livejournal.com]

Hey, that's great! So what did they do to you that was actually helpful??

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I wish I knew! She explained that "the fascia around my bones" was "tight", whereas "in most people it's around the muscles". She put her hands in a lot of various places from the hip down to the tarsals, then said "There, feel that? That's so much better!" I didn't feel it at all; I have no idea what was going on. But when I got up and walked a bit, the leg she had worked on had less foot pain.

My near-term goal (heh, as if I can have goals about this at all) is to perceive whatever it is she was talking about. Maybe some day I can even learn how to duplicate what she did.

[kimatha.livejournal.com]

That's great!

[bittersweet-jen.livejournal.com]

Hi cjsmith! *waving from across the country* I believe we've crossed paths a few times on LJ through our friends ericainohio and crazyladynocats. I have a little information that I thought you might be interested in.

Very close to where I live, there is a Myofascial Treatment Center (http://www.myofascialrelease.com/) run by John Barnes, P.T. He is very well known and respected in these parts. His site offers a lot of information about the practice of myofascial release and resources for learning about self-treatment. I believe he has another treatment center in CA run by one of his sons, but I'm not sure how close it would be to you.

I'm glad to hear you've had some benefit from this therapy so far, and I wish you continued healing!!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Hi! I remember crossing paths at least in crazyladynocats's journal. :)

Wow, from the look/sound of that web site I wonder if John Barnes was one of the pioneers of myofascial treatment, and whether the people I work with in Los Gatos are "descendants" (teaching-wise) of his.

Thank you for the good wishes!